2016 CMA Awards: New Artist of the Year

Here is the winner and nominees for the 2016 CMA Awards New Artist of the Year. The judges picked Maren Morris for “New Artist of the Year” and here is the competition that Maren had to win over.

New Artist of the Year Nominees

Maren Morris (Winner)

Cole Swindell

Old Dominion

Brothers Osborne

Kelsea Ballerini

Maren Morris Wins “New Artist of the Year” award

Maren Morris had a stellar 2016 with her major hits “My Church” and “80s Mercedes”. Congrats to Maren for winning the “New Artist of the Year” award at the CMAs.

Watch Maren Morris perfrom “My Church”

Other nominees for this award included:

Cole Swindell

Old Dominion

Brothers Osborne

Kelsea Ballerini

Past winners of this award include Chris Stapleton, Zac Brown Band, Darius Rucker, Lady Antebellum, Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood, Garth Brooks, Keith Urban, Randy Travis, and many more. So Maren Morris appears to be on track for a great Country Music career.

The annual CMA Awards aired on ABC on November 2, 2016.

photo: CMA Awards

Here is coverage of the nominees and winner for each of the 2016 CMA Award categories: